Richard Phares is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors, LLC, an independent firm he joined in 2026 after previous roles at Cerity Partners, ARGI Investment Services, and Pallas Partners. Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and other advisers, managing approximately $90 million in assets. The firm employs fundamental analysis focused on high-quality securities, using both equity and fixed-income research, and offers advisory, sub-advisory, and tri-party arrangements.

Paula Mcconville is a financial advisor with MC Financial Services, Inc. in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 65 designation and 16 years of industry experience. She has been with MC Financial Services since 2009 and also serves as the Chief Financial Officer for GAAB Investments, LLC and related fast food franchise entities in Kentucky and Indiana. MC Financial Services, Inc. is a small registered investment adviser managing approximately $61 million across about 67 client relationships. The firm provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, using a mix of risk-based asset allocation and tactical adjustments.

Seth Stewart is a financial advisor at Brookstone Financial with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Center Street Securities and PMB Capital Management. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in several business ventures including serving as president of Brookstone Development, LLC, which focuses on real estate development, and operating an athlete NIL agency. Brookstone Financial is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $76.9 million in discretionary assets and offers services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a range of analytical methods and utilizing sub-advisors and third-party managers.

Tammi Dauby is a financial advisor at Brookstone Financial with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior roles include positions at LaSalle St Investment Advisors, INVEST Financial Corp., and L&N Federal Credit Union. Brookstone Financial is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $76.9 million in discretionary assets and offers services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a variety of analytical methods and sub-advisors to tailor portfolios to client goals.

Alan Nocito is a ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as President and owner of MC Financial Services, Inc. in Louisville, KY, where he has worked since 2002. He also provides tax preparation and filing services for individuals and small businesses during tax season. MC Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment adviser with three advisors managing approximately $61 million across a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a structured financial planning process and manages portfolios through a combination of risk-based asset allocation and tactical adjustments, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

John House is a financial advisor at Mackhouse Capital with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Mackhouse, LLC since 2007. The firm provides investment and asset management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities on a fee-only basis. MackHouse Capital uses an asset-allocation approach focused on market efficiency and diversification, managing approximately $5.4 million across 13 discretionary accounts.

Jermetria White is a financial advisor with Brookstone Financial, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at 62 Sales and Volunteers of America Mid-States. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with Roots of Love since 2026. Brookstone Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charities by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses multiple analytical methods and both long- and short-term strategies while offering educational seminars and referring clients to third-party managers.

Max Lile is a financial advisor at AllStreet Capital LLC in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with AllStreet Capital since 2016. Lile is also licensed as an insurance agent in Los Angeles, CA. AllStreet Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm specializes in comprehensive wrap-fee portfolio management, employing a mix of asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and various trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

Thomas Eifler Sr. is a financial advisor with WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 49 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at TAMP Advisory Solutions, Jjb Hilliard Wl Lyons, and IC Advisory Services, Inc. He serves as an Investment Committee Member for St. Xavier High School, reviewing outside investment advisors. WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and financial institutions, offering direct investment management and financial planning. The firm also provides asset-management and back-office services to other registered investment advisers, utilizing a strategy that combines quantitative screening with fundamental analysis.

Leo Hanlein is a financial advisor at Alexander Investment Services Co. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Alexander Investment Services since 1993. Hanlein serves as a board member of Freedom Lake Ministries, which operates a mentorship program for men transitioning to productive lives after incarceration. Alexander Investment Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses technical, fundamental, and cyclical analyses alongside long-term purchase strategies, primarily managing client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Cherri Lamkin is a financial advisor at Atlas Brown with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Atlas Brown since 2016. Atlas Brown serves high-net-worth individuals and families as well as charitable organizations, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm offers family wealth management and Family Office Services, employing a multi-asset investment approach that combines internal research and external managers to create customized strategies.

Andy Loving is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience. He is based in Louisville, KY, and has worked with First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC for 13 years prior to his current role at Natural Investments. Natural Investments is a values-focused advisory firm serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, institutions, and charitable entities. The firm manages approximately $2.05 billion through a team of 24 advisors and emphasizes asset-class diversification and a long-term investment approach using socially responsible funds and community investment instruments.

Justin Kepley is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Axiom Financial Strategies Group, LLC and has previously held roles at Spring Street Solutions and BLH Investments LLC, where he served as President and was engaged in proprietary securities trading. Axiom Financial Strategies Group provides wealth management, investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and plan sponsors. The firm combines active and passive strategies to create customized portfolios and offers retirement-plan oversight and participant education.

Michael Robinson is a financial advisor at Atlas Brown with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Atlas Brown Investment Advisors since 2008. Prior to that, he was involved with Cypress Alts LLC and Cypress Holdings LLC for ten years. Atlas Brown provides family wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $567.5 million for about 438 clients, offering discretionary and limited non-discretionary portfolio management alongside Family Office services such as financial planning and trust coordination.

Vincent Hyman is a financial advisor at American Capital Management, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at American Capital Management since 2007 and Regulus Financial Group since 2023. Outside of advising, he is a member of GPS Management LLC, a company that develops and markets automatic vehicle location equipment. American Capital Management serves individual clients, retirement plans, and charitable institutions with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs tailored investment strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds, and offers both in-house and external managed program options.

Matthew Wagner is a financial advisor with Oxinas Partners Wealth Management in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at M.S. Howells & Co. and Oxinas Partners since 2018 and previously spent nine years at Waddell & Reed, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Wagner is involved in insurance sales and owns a thoroughbred syndicate. Oxinas Partners Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $345 million in client assets. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, using a client-specific, generally long-term investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative strategies.

David Scott Jr. is a financial advisor with Axiom Financial Strategies Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Citigroup Global Markets, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several entrepreneurial ventures related to intellectual property development and consulting, and he serves as a faculty member teaching family business management and advising at the University of Louisville. Axiom Financial Strategies Group provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and plan sponsors. The firm specializes in customized, goal-oriented portfolios using a blend of active and passive strategies, and offers retirement-plan oversight and participant education alongside discretionary portfolio management.

Ronald Denman is a financial advisor at American Capital Management, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at American Capital Management since 2007. Prior to that, he was with American Equity Investment Corporation for 27 years. His other business activities include involvement with fixed and variable insurance and annuity products. American Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and charitable institutions. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to multiple third-party money managers, using investment strategies tailored to each client’s goals.

Ashley Koed is a financial advisor at 3EDGE Asset Management, LP with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Rinet Company, LLC and Windhaven Investment Management, Inc. Ashley has been with 3EDGE since 2016. 3EDGE Asset Management is a discretionary investment manager serving separately managed account clients, acting as a sub-advisor to other advisers, and managing registered ETFs and collective investment trusts. The firm employs a top-down, globally diversified multi-asset allocation process that integrates quantitative research with investment committee judgment and stress testing.

Gary Bouch is a financial advisor at Oxinas Partners Wealth Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Waddell & Reed, Inc. and M.S. Howells & Co. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with CaskX, a venture investing in bourbon whiskey, and manages two holding companies related to office property and tax purposes. Oxinas Partners Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $345 million in client assets. The firm employs a client-specific, long-term investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and more active instruments such as options and derivatives.